Building-block.



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V 1,290,287. Patented Jan. 7,1919.

awe/Mm JOHN J- MOKQ N JOHN J. MORAN, (3F CLEEW'ELAND, OHIQL BUIZEU'HW Application filed February To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, John J. Monan, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahcga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building-- Blocks, of which the following is aspecifica tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in building blocks wall units, and has for its prin'lary object to provide a building block which is construct ed to provide a plurality of air passages and lhad bearing webs which will be in perfect alinement when arranged either horizontaily or vertically in the constructionof a build ing wall.

It is another object of my invention. to provide a wall unit of the aliaove character which is of such construction that the eral units may be readily bonded or jointed together in the erection of the wall; and considerable time and labor saved.

It is a further general object of my invention to provide a wall unit of the :ibove tyne which can be manufactured in the form of tile, or of any desired eementitious material and at relatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in View my invention consists in the novel features of, construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to he hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the ac companylng drawing, in winch,

"Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wall unit or building block as the same is arranged in providing vertical air spaces or passages in the wall;

, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the block;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the block arranged to provide horizontally ex tending air passages in the building wall;

Fig. 4 isa vertical sectional view of the block disposed in the latter position; andv Fig. 5 is a face view of a building wall constructed with my improved blocks or units. y

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the building block or unit as a Whole, which maybe formed from tiling material, or east or molded from concrete or cement. This block may be of any desired dimensions.'but for ordinary wall construc tion is preferably of general rectangular Sgaecificatrlon of It;

Li, the air spaces 6 of rec end 111 spaced relation to r. .11 the body of the block or unit 1' "I1 said \vehs being preferably of s, The block 1s shown in in the wall structure, so that 0 will extend ve tically and with each othc rough the block is provided with spewed t channels 8 in line with the pas- :coirespondmg width hach.

of els 8 constitutes one-half of co... ssage, the otherhalf of winch is a i the adjacent wall hioeh or unit The central passage '3 in the hie-ck is of (T than the remaining passages i i omlingly greater depth than the end llziifliiflls. Thick webs 9 sepamte the end air passages 5 from the end channels #3 while relatively thin webs 10 separate the centrai .assage from the central channels 8. The formation of the channels 8 in the side faces of the produces one-half of thesepa; i", and each of these web secpl ovidcd in its outer face with a recangulan ion "udinal groove 11 for the purpose of renewing mortar or other bonding sriah whereby the adjacent blocks or s in the building wall are united or seis it,

iv howledtogether One or ooth of the ces 12 oi the block may he finished in ed warmer one 01'? said finished end faces of the block constituting apart of the out 5 of the wall.

The hiochs or units are arranged in superposed relation, with the webs '2', 9 and 10 in direct vertical alinement, the air passages 6 of ccurse being also in precise alinement with each other tl'n-oughout the several blocks in the wall structure. The drawings iliustrate the block in the form of a single unit but it may also be manufactured as a double unit or of twice the face length of the hlocl; shown in the drawing. The wall may be constructed in any desired arrange ment of the single and double block units so as to produce an ornamental effect or ap pearance in the completed wall. The bondmatcrial is arranged between the tiers or layers of blocks or units in the usual manner, and such material also disposed in the grooves 11 in the sides of the block.

rated by means of the relatively ig. l which it will occupy cr uoscd blocks or um l aeh side oioelt and the central. channels 8 of I In Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing, I have shown the block arranged in position so that the passages '6 will extend horizontally of the Wall. In this arrangement of the blocks, the bonding material may be placed within the end channels 8 in the upper and lower faces of the block, and the grooves 11 can be eliminated. These grooves may be dispensed with in either arrangement of the blocks and the bonding material simply" placed upon the end faces of the web sections 7. When theblocks are thus arranged to provide the horizontal air passages 6, II of the'thick'webs 7 of the several blocks are in direct vertical alinement throughout the wall structure, thus giving an extensive load bearing area.

From the foregoing description of my improved building block or unit, it will be seen that a block thus constructed is very light in Weight and comparatively little material is employed in the manufacture of the block. Thus, the Wall can be constructed at minimum cost and economy may also be realized in the construction of the foundation for the wall in view of the fact that the weight to be supported by the foundations is greatly reduced. It is apparent, of course, that the number of air passages and the connecting webs will vary in accordance with the size or form of the block or unit. The block can be constructed of all materials which are now .commonly employed in the construction of stood. The device is exceedingly si-'iple and may, therefore}. be -manufactured at relatively small cost. My improved block constructed in the manner above described also enables the wall to be constructed with expedition and with a minimum of manual labor.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the several parts of the invention, it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of considerable modification and I, therefore,

end channels of the same depth opposed to v the end passages in the block and a central channel of relatively great depth opposed to the central passage in the block, said passages being spaced from each other by webs of uniform thickness, the end passages being spaced from'the end channels in the faces of the block by webs of the same thick-' ness and the central passage spaced from the central channels by webs of appreciably less thickness than the other webs.

In. testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signa t-ureon the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. MORAN. Witnesses:

W. J. MAHoN, D. KLOSHEIM. 

